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“If your (main) goal is not for the team that’s on the front of your chest to win the game, then you’re thinking about yourself,” Tigers center Malcolm Dandridge said.

Memphis dropped its third straight game for the first time under coach Penny Hardaway since the 2021-22 season.

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An offensive burst from the Memphis women’s basketball team in the second half gave them a win over Rice in Houston.

After a week off, the Tigers are in search of a bounce-back performance when they face UAB on Sunday.

“What made it a rivalry,” said Daryl Braden, a former Memphis high school star recruited in the 1970s by Gene Bartow and Larry Finch to Alabama-Birmingham, “was homeboys playing against each other. ...” They’ll clash again Sunday for the 51st time.

Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin weigh in on everything from Memphis’ problems and potential solutions to the team’s margin for error moving forward and its NCAA Tournament outlook.

Alasia Smith leads the team in rebounds, blocks and steals while still making her presence known offensively.

Ahead of Memphis’ game against UAB on Sunday, the Tigers have started from square one.

Jayden Hardaway, Penny Hardaway’s eldest son, played a career-high 28 minutes against Tulane on Sunday.

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A Green Wave fan pushed Memphis star David Jones during a court storm after Tulane’s 81-79 win over the Tigers on Sunday, Jan. 21, in New Orleans.

A nationally ranked team with plenty of issues to resolve give Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and host Greg Gaston plenty to dissect on The Daily Memphian Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston.

It’s time for change as No. 19 Memphis tries to bounce back from a two-game skid.

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After two back-to-back losses, Penny Hardaway admits he’s taken it too easy on his team in practices. He says that changes now.

The Tigers will keep their AP Top 25 status after two consecutive losses.

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“Everything that we earned, we just gave it away,” coach Penny Hardaway said after the No. 10 Tigers’ loss to Tulane. “And now, again, you’ve gotta fight through adversity.”

So here we are again. We’ve arrived at the annual crisis point in the schedule. There’s talk of dysfunction, the execution is lackluster, and the defense has fallen off a cliff. Some familiar themes over the years.

Under pressure, the No 10 Tigers faltered in an 81-79 loss to Tulane in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon to drop their second consecutive game.

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Box score: Tulane 81, Memphis 79

Here is the NCAA men’s basketball box score for Sunday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and Tulane Green Wave.

The Tigers played their first game at FedExForum since 2015, after icy roads forced the move Downtown from the University of Memphis campus.

The Tigers’ matchup with Tulane on Sunday represents an opportunity for the group to grab its seventh Quad II victory of the season and get back on track before things further unravel.

Brown averaged just 6.1 points and 3.9 rebounds to go with three total blocks and three total steals through the seven games he appeared in for the Tigers before his 11-game leave.